13-year-old Canadian girl beaten to death for refusing to pray

13-year-old Canadian girl beaten to death for refusing to prayDad in custody after daughter, 13, dies - Girl refused to say prayers with father: neighbours

By Brian Daly, QMI Agency

MONTREAL — A 13-year-old girl whose beating death led to the arrest of her 71-year-old father had enraged him by refusing to say her prayers, according to neighbours.

Noutene Sidime died Saturday evening in suburban Longueuil, Que., three days after she was rushed to hospital unconscious and bleeding from her nose.

Her father, Moussa Sidime, had called 911 last Wednesday. Sidime was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, but the charges could be upgraded, police said.

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There were tears and tributes at Sidime’s high school Tuesday as students returning from the long weekend gathered by the hundreds in the schoolyard. They released balloons and remembered a happy girl who was once honoured as the coolest student in her class.

Nouténé Sidimé, 13, died over the weekend after being allegedly slapped by her father. (Facebook)

what this dude is wrong no question about that, but rather than to persecute him shouldn't we pray for this dude because there's clearly something wrong with him and i don't believe that he beat the girl up for not prayin he must be mentaly disturbed or something, and for you all to be pointing finger you know what you do in secret, we are no better and i hope no one is gong to shift the blame on god.